Man up, let's go to Arizona

by bendj on Dec 7, 2008 11:00 PM CST Comment 4 comments

It sucks. It's disappointing. South Beach in January would have been the perfect place to watch the Horns play. But, on the other hand, have any of you been to Arizona in the wintertime? Pretty damn nice. I was there during the Holidays of 2006, staying in Sedona, where bunch of Sooner faithful had come to partake in the Boise State game. Needless to say, the airport the next morning looked as depressing as an AA meeting in a non-smoking facility with a broken coffee machine. Anyways...

Ohio State travels incredibly well, and there is no doubt that the Buckeye faithful will arrive en masse to watch their sweatervested team. I know it sucks that Texas isn't going to be in the National Championship, but I think a worse fate than missing out on the National Championship is making a BCS Bowl and having fans so disappointed about it that they don't show up.

If this were to happen, if Ohio State fans essentially made this a home game (because, in reality, Glendale is to Columbus what Pasadena is to Austin), then Texas may mess around and fall to this team, rendering every last ounce of frustration from the last few weeks meaningless. The way I see it, this game goes one of two ways:

A. Texas Tech - Cal 2004-2005 Holiday Bowl

B. USC - Michigan 2003-2004 Rose Bowl

If you remember these games, then you know what I am implying.

So how many of you are willing to put aside the frustration of Texas not being in the big show and seeing them ride out the season in glory in the Fiesta Bowl? For me, spending over 1500 dollars to have a 2 day stay in Austin for the 24-7 game in 2006 still hurts, and I'm willing to put down some coin to watch a more complete Texas team take it to that same team and banish them to the "Just can't win a BCS Bowl anymore" basement, where they can join up with Bobby Stoops and talk about the glory days and BCS Bowls past. But any idiot knows that Texas winning this game is far from a foregone conclusion, and having a significant crowd presence there will definitely be a boost for these guys. I want to congratulate them on a season that exceeded almost all expectations, and the best way I know how to do it is sport the burnt orange and roll with them to the Fiesta Bowl.

All I'm really asking is, are you going to Glendale or not?

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Count me in

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I wasn't going before, and I'm definitely not going now

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I would go, but it's not the National Championship

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Muschamp and Mack

will have this team playing with a chip on their shoulder. Texas will be ready.

by Longhorns84 on Dec 7, 2008 11:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't see you guys pulling a Cal

The thing about the Cal game was they went to the Holiday Bowl not a BCS bowl. You guys haven’t been to one in three years. The Cal Tech was very similar to what you guys did against Wazzu. A senior laden team with BCS hopes goes to the Holiday Bowl four a third time in four years playing against a hungry team with a lot to prove. I don’t see you guys losing. Its gonna be close but you guys will win.

by PrimeTime2012 on Dec 8, 2008 12:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Mack and Muschamp will have them ready!!

The guys are still playing for something!! Maybe a split National Title???!!! Hopefully being in the top 3 begginng next season, if McCoy returns and Shipley gets a tenth season on the 40 acres!! Ohio St. is no pushover.

by TexasStateHorn on Dec 8, 2008 9:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Anyone who isn't psyched about this game doesn't remember...

We have a thousand reasons to put the hurt on the Bucks that extend beyond 2008:

The Bucks coming to Austin and knocking us out in 2006 with a very new freshman
quarterback called Colt McCoy making the overall Ohio State v. Texas record 1-1.

The Bucks are loud fans, so we need to be louder.

Our championship run in 2009-2010 starts with this game.

A possible AP national title could follow this game if we put a USC – style beating on an improved Ohio State team featuring the most recruited college athelete, ever, who claims he is better than Vince Young.

These two schools have the biggest budgets, the biggest names, and the best kind of teams and coaches.

This game is HUGE. It is EPIC.

by notsofst on Dec 8, 2008 10:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs